Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Spain
Spain: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was -43.66 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Spain, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Spain recorded -43.66 % change on previous year for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.1% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Spain peaked at 447.93 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -91.85 % change on previous year, in 2018.
That places Spain 109th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Spain, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -24.12 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 12.92 % change on previous year | -153.6% |
| 1998 | 17.77 % change on previous year | +37.6% |
| 1999 | -29.1 % change on previous year | -263.7% |
| 2000 | 93.06 % change on previous year | -419.8% |
| 2001 | -38.76 % change on previous year | -141.6% |
| 2002 | -20.49 % change on previous year | -47.1% |
| 2003 | 128.07 % change on previous year | -725.0% |
| 2004 | -9.46 % change on previous year | -107.4% |
| 2005 | 67.25 % change on previous year | -811.0% |
| 2006 | -36.05 % change on previous year | -153.6% |
| 2007 | -50.41 % change on previous year | +39.8% |
| 2008 | -55.59 % change on previous year | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 242.44 % change on previous year | -536.1% |
| 2010 | -68.38 % change on previous year | -128.2% |
| 2011 | 161.74 % change on previous year | -336.5% |
| 2012 | 168.76 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 2013 | -82.91 % change on previous year | -149.1% |
| 2014 | -35.42 % change on previous year | -57.3% |
| 2015 | 210.22 % change on previous year | -693.5% |
| 2016 | -28.82 % change on previous year | -113.7% |
| 2017 | 158.61 % change on previous year | -650.3% |
| 2018 | -91.85 % change on previous year | -157.9% |
| 2019 | 391.04 % change on previous year | -525.7% |
| 2020 | 3.26 % change on previous year | -99.2% |
| 2021 | -2.9 % change on previous year | -189.1% |
| 2022 | 447.93 % change on previous year | -15527.4% |
| 2023 | -84.2 % change on previous year | -118.8% |
| 2024 | -43.66 % change on previous year | -48.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's -43.66 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -80.81 % change on previous year, 54% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Spain's -43.66 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -84 % change on previous year, 52% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +15527.4% | -2.9 % change on previous year | 447.93 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.5 % change on previous year | -29.1 % change on previous year | 17.77 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.01 % change on previous year | -55.59 % change on previous year | 242.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.3 % change on previous year | -91.85 % change on previous year | 391.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.09 % change on previous year | -84.2 % change on previous year | 447.93 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 106 Caribbean -39 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Lao People's Democratic Republic -39.52 % change on previous year compare
- 108 Panama -42.65 % change on previous year compare
- 110 Zimbabwe -43.99 % change on previous year compare
- 111 Armenia -44.33 % change on previous year compare
- 112 China -46.42 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Spain
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 944.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,851 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,475 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 24,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 870.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,160 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,530 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,630 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Spain?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Spain was -43.66 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 447.93 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -91.85 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does Spain rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Spain ranks 109th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.